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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"lifestyle sports"”.
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The socio-cultural practices of the Dorset rock climbing community towards the local environment.
… that rock climbing is less individual than other lifestyle sports as it requires the presence of a facilitator, the belayer. Territoriality in rock climbing is portrayed to be heavily interlinked with notions of authority and power, which are acquired through prolonged exposure to rock climbing, …
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Making the jump: Examining the glocalisation of parkour in Aotearoa New Zealand
Once a niche physical pastime of a small group of men in the urban suburbs of France, parkour is now a global phenomenon. Parkour provides an ideal context to investigate contemporary youth, and adoptees of this primarily youthful culture, and their increasingly connected experiences. Using a …
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Governance strategies towards organising for action sports: A national structure for New Zealand skateboarding
… between the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports and International Skateboarding Federation). However, in many countries, including New Zealand (NZ), skateboarding was largely an informal activity, ungoverned and lacking structure, and with some resistance to Olympic inclusion. This …